Abstract
The Battle of Bulanty is of particular importance in a series of Kazakh-Oirat military conflicts. A comprehensive study in 2007–2010 in the Kalmakkyrgan River valley and the Karasuyr tract revealed a number of historical sites tentatively attributed to the time of military clashes between the Kazakhs and Oirats. However, archaeological excavations of the Karasuyr burial ground conducted in 2011 and 2023 did not confirm the assumption put forward about the location of the battle in the Karasuyr tract. In 2024, exploratory work was carried out in the valleys of the Kalmakkyrgan and Kurailly rivers. The results of a repeated survey of the Kalmaktepe hill are published in this article. The presence of a ruined structure in the form of the remains of a small Oirat outpost guardhouse has been confirmed. A necropolis with tombstonessyntas with the images of the Kazakhs' ancestral tamgas of the Senior and Middle Zhuzes was discovered on the bank of the Kuraila River. The monument may be a fraternal military burial of the 18th century.